Carol L Huston

Dr. Huston has been a professor of nursing at California State University, Chico (CSUC) since 1982. She is the co-author of seven leading textbooks on leadership, management, and professional issues in nursing (a total of 23 editions) and has published more than 100 articles in leading professional journals. In addition, Dr. Huston has keynoted/presented at >300 nursing and healthcare conferences worldwide.

Dr. Huston served as the 2007-2009 President of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). In addition, she served as Co-Chairperson of the 2010 International Year of the Nurse (IYNurse) Initiative (a global partnership effort between Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health, and the Nightingale Museum of London). She currently serves as the lead faculty for the STTI Experienced Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (2014-present) and as the Leadership Facilitator/Coordinator for the STTI Global Healthcare Leadership Institute, which launched in Washington DC in 2016. Dr. Huston has also served on the Enloe Medical Center (Chico, CA) Board of Trustees since 2012 and has served as Chairperson of that Board since 2016.